Disability Welfare

Special Education and Vocational Training through Government institutions

Details of the Scheme:

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Government resolution of the scheme

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Funding by

State Government

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Scheme Objective

Special education is provided to disabled children between age group of 6 to 18 years in the government special schools. Vocational training is also provided to special children’s above the age of 18 years.

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Beneficiary Category

Visually Impaired, Hearing Impaired ,Orthopedically Handicapped

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Eligibility Criteria

1. Application in given format submitted to concern Govt. Institution

2.Applicant should have minimum 40% disability.

3. Applicant should be Domicile in Maharashtra.

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Documents Required

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Benefits Provided

Child with a disability has access to free education in an appropriate environment till he / she attains the age of eighteen years & above 18 years vocational training given to special children. The free facilities of food, shelter, clothing and education are provided in these institutions

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Application Process

Application in prescribed form with necessary documents submitted to Concern Govt. Institute

Special education is provided to disabled children below the age of 18 years in the special school which are run by Non-Governmental Aided organization. Vocational training is also given to special children above 18 yrs

1. Application in given format submitted to concern special School / Vocational Training centre.

2. Applicant should have minimum 40% disability.

3. Applicant should be Domicile in Maharashtra

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Documents Required

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Benefits Provided

Child with a disability has access to free education in an appropriate environment till he / she attains the age of eighteen years. Above 18 years vocational training is given to disabled children. Also free facilities of food, shelter and education are provided in residential institutions.

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Application Process

Application in given format attached with necessary documents submitted to Concern voluntary organization

Financial assistance to facilitate purchase of equipment for those disable persons who are completing vocational training from government institutions or recognize institution to start their own business.

To facilitate Self employment to unemployed disable persons is the objective of the scheme. Under this scheme Financial Assistance is provided to disable person for self-employment, small scale business and agro based project.

Under this scheme financial assistance up to Rs.1,50,000/- is provided. 80% loan amount is provided from Nationalized Bank and 20% or up to Rs.30,000/- subsidy is provided from Social Welfare Department for self-employment.

Mentally Deficient Children Home functioning under the provisions of Maharashtra Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of children) Act 2000 and amendment Act 2006. The numbers of MDC homes are 19 out of which 14 are granted and 5 are non- granted.

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Beneficiary Category

Mentally retarded children who are in need of care and protection.

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Eligibility Criteria

1.Admission through child welfare committee of the district form under Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of children) Act 2000

2. Applicant should have minimum 40% disability and should be orphan or in need of care and protection.

3. Applicant should be Domicile in Maharashtra.

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Documents Required

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Benefits Provided

The free facilities of food, shelter and care & protection are provided in these homes

A Disable person in the age group of 18 to 65 years and having 80 percent disability is eligible under this Scheme. He / She is entitled to receive Rs. 200/- per month under this Scheme. He / She also receives Rs 400/- per month under State sponsored Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Anudan Yojana

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Documents Required

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Benefits Provided

Under this scheme, Rs. 600 per month is given to each beneficiary.

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Application Process

Under this scheme application is submitted to Collector Office/Tahsildar/Talathi

To undertake, carry on, assist to carry on and promote economic development activities including self employment and other ventures for benefit and economic rehabilitation of handicapped persons regardless of their religion, sex, caste and age, in collaboration with State Government Ministries/Departments, extend financial assistance/loans/concessional finance to handicapped persons for implementing economically and financially viable schemes /projects, to grant loans to the handicapped for pursuing education at graduation and higher levels, to assist in up gradation/ improvement of technical and entrepreneurial skills, to set up training, quality control, process development and other infrastructural development activities aimed to achieve economic rehabilitation/upliftment of handicapped persons, to assist other organizations engaged in rehabilitation of the handicapped by providing financial assistance, to assist businesses run by handicapped persons in procuring raw materials and marketing finished goods and to work as an Apex Institution for the State of Maharashtra for channelizing the funds received from State Finance Corporation or the Central Government

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Beneficiary Category

Physically Disabled

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Eligibility Criteria

Any Disabled person who fulfills the following criteria is eligible to avail financial assistance